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  1. JonathanM
    @Carsten Svendsen Hah - look at all that sistema! Mine is the same, but I've used the sistema storage range (comes stackable from 175ml to 60l - I have a heap of 1.7l and 820ml/3.8l ones bought when the Warehouse has them 50% off, with a few 7.9l for tyres/wheels, one 14l and a 30L - these two are great for just dumping parts in when building). They stack well, and the 810ml, 1.7L and 3.8L are the same height, so I'm building a cabinet for them where they act as drawers (without lids). I love seeing shots like this as it gives me more ideas for organising - love placing all bevel gears + straight gears together. I've found you can often have a bunch of similar parts together in one place and it's still fast to find things, as long as they're different enough to make a quick comparison. e.g. I mix all black + blue pins together, and also mix even/odd axles (e.g. 2/3 in the same container) excluding the few I have of different colour (black/yellow 3L). It's always a tradeoff between similarity in colour (e.g. beams 2-5L long of same colour grouped) vs similarity in part (all beams 2L long, all beams 3L long etc) for efficient packing and retrieval!
  2. JonathanM
    It's weird, as from the picture there's no reason this couldn't have been the existing 2L with cross axle part? Or is the second pinhole used for something on the gun??
  3. JonathanM
    The forklift mechanism using the inner piece from the sliding racks is genius. I wonder if LEGO will use a similar thing at some stage? Really cool little models. I have them bookmarked for when my son gets old enough! :)
  4. JonathanM
    Great review - thanks! It's a good parts pack, and also a good introduction to technic for younger people that are more used to system I think. The main disappointment is the use of LAs for the ramp which makes it tedious (I note that 42069 used LAs and a worm driven winch, but was fun to use by gearing them up more) and that the crane/truck interaction needs more room to work better. I reckon the B-model looks more interesting than the A, for maybe a slightly older audience. Still, if I can pick it up cheap I may well just as a parts pack.
  5. JonathanM
    Would it be enough to maybe swap the 5L thin lift arms for 2x 4L, joined by 2x 2L?
  6. JonathanM
    Hah, this is awesome!
  7. JonathanM
    Built this one yesterday. The instructions were superb. It's not often that you find a MOC that has instructions to rival LEGO ones - at no stage was anything at all unclear. Great work!
  8. JonathanM
    Basic thing you need to know is a brick's height (excluding the stud) is 6/5ths of it's width. And there's 3 plates to a brick, so a plate is 2/5ths it's width high. Technic holes are the same distance apart as bricks are wide, thus to get pinholes to line up you stack 2 plates between 2 bricks. Then the holes are 2 'widths' on center (2 plates plus a brick is 2/5+2/5+6/5=2 'widths' higher). So 8 bricks and 2 plates is 8*6/5+2/5 = 10 units high. So an 11L beam will be exactly vertical on that height. There's no Pythagorus triangle to match that, but there's probably an approximate one. What is the angle needed?
  9. JonathanM
    The action is mesmerising - nice work!
  10. JonathanM
    There are dark green (possibly standard green like 42008?) beams on the base as well. eg 9L for the steering arms, 15L along the top of base where the turntable is plus 5x3 L shaped beams.
  11. JonathanM
    Very nice! Excellent improvement over the original.
  12. JonathanM
    Very nice work!
  13. JonathanM
    That is a handy tip! A cheap and simple way to protect the weakness of the U-joints - thanks for sharing!
  14. JonathanM
    If you're purely after the pneumatics, you'll probably need more than either set offers longer term. They both have the same number of cylinders (2 large, 1 small, 1 small pump) but the 42053 also has the large manual pump which 42080 doesn't (it's PF only). 42053 also has 3 valves, while 42080 has only two. 42053 also has a nice B-model, and good modding potential if you're interested in the excavator itself (e.g. see the nice ultimate version by @Ivan_M on the forum here). So, if you can pick up 42053 for cheap (it'll start getting expensive to find new now that it is retired), I'd go for it no question. You can always pick up 42080 later on once it's been out a while (i.e. on sale) should you decide you want more pneumatics :)
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    I think it depends on the configuration. e.g. while 42042 first introduced the reversible gearbox, I think 42054 improved it by making it more compact via use of the bevel gears for the reversing? So I think it's possible for the gearbox to contain interest even if it is 'just' reversible and multi-function. I'm looking forward to it both as a parts pack (4000+ parts, for a good parts/$) and as a model. I suspect there will be a bunch of C-models built out of it, particularly if it has suspension (my guess is it won't?)
  16. JonathanM
    That is a very interesting idea for the gearbox - nice use of the turntable to get 28z! Looking forward to seeing how you mounted it.
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    This is nice work @Aventador2004. I agree with the others that a little wider would get the proportions a bit better (it's a bit tall for the width I think?). With another 2 studs width the battery box could be hidden on the sides which would help I think. A nice model though - I like the use of the frames and the Pythagoras triangles in the boom.
  18. JonathanM
    Nice work!
  19. JonathanM
    Sure, I'm suggesting that the drawing and 3D model are incorrect, as that isn't what is in the pictures in the 2018 lego brochure (either the standalone or box pic), which is clearly 5L spacing. Might it have changed it since those photos were taken maybe?
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    The new valve has pinholes at 5L centers (i.e. fits on a 5L liftarm) not 3L, right? That's what is in the catalogue pic at least - would be good to get it confirmed. Nice if it has the axle switch as well so they can be easily stacked beside each other. Am intrigued as to how they've done the blade spinning.
  21. JonathanM
    This is fantastic. Great work!
  22. JonathanM
    The rear rotor change looks to move it to a pythagorean triangle (3,4,5)? If so, I think that's OK. Angle is a bit higher than it should be (30 degrees I think Steph was aiming for) but it is now in system. A 20cm extension if a motor cable isn't quite long enough is easy enough to add I would think, so IMO that is acceptable. What do you use to make the stepped file? I tried stud.io but it just kills my laptop (Mac) with 100% CPU constantly (a known issue I believe).
  23. JonathanM
    You're right, have just checked mine - turns out I used the longest one by luck! Might have to swap the motor around the other way like you did above? If the 5x7 frame is moved back a stud the suspension arm will fit in if motor cable is routed to the side I think?
  24. JonathanM
    Yeah - I did the same thing. I switched the #1 connector out for a pin with pinhole from a 5x3 L frame on the non-gearbox side (see LXF above). My motor lead fit just fine - it was tight though. I wonder if some are different lengths? Click for more photos:
  25. JonathanM
    A half bevel and bush might work I think - it will be tight, as the suspension arm moves almost exactly 0.5 studs at the level of the drive shaft. Agreed it would be nice to keep the 5.5 axle there - helps offset the two axles correctly for the reversing gears plus is elegant and helps with assembly using the axle joiner. The rear rotor lever I think will be OK as well - not completely sure, but that can easily be moved 1 stud out and further back - doing so also gives some symmetry with the winch lever. I like your solution for the top around the panels, the 12:20 reduction, and linking into the main frame. Very nice work!
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